Bolling won't rule out write-in campaign

Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling isn't out on the hustings, he isn't raising money and he isn't bombarding Virginia residents with ads asking for their vote for governor.

But as the party nominees for the post, Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Democratic businessman and fundraiser Terry McAuliffe, beat each other up in one of the commonwealth's nastiest campaigns in recent memory, Bolling isn't ruling out a write-in campaign.

In an interview with Jim Nolan of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bolling discussed a write-in bid hypothetically, saying he it'd be "a very long-term shot, but stranger things have happened" ( http://bit.ly/13l1DwV )

He said he's reluctant to embark on such an effort, and write-in campaigns are seldom successful. But he also wouldn't slam the door on the possiblity, jokingly alluding to Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski who pulled off the feat during her 2010 re-election campaign after losing a primary.

“I’ll just say this — ‘Bolling’ is a lot easier to spell than 'Murkowski,'" he said.